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  1. D

    How to view GPU RAM usage?

    Since the CPU and the GPU share the RAM on Apple Silicon, how can I view the amount of RAM currenly used by the GPU vs the CPU?
  2. Azedquery

    RAM equivalence i9 MBP to 2024 M3 Max

    Problem: Replacing faulty maxed-out MBP with M3 Max, trying to understand RAM requirement, no equivalence tables seem to exist. Spec (OLD) late 2019 16" MBP, 2.4GHz 8‑core Intel i9, AMD Radeon Pro 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6, 64GB 2666MHz DDR4, 1TB SSD) Spec (NEW) 2024 16" MBP M3 Max, 16-core CPU...
  3. Starfinity

    What should I upgrade on the new Mac Studio, UM or Storage?

    So my job is purchasing a new machine for me next month and I've been looking into what to get. We use Apple products and even before they announced the new Studio at WWDC a few days ago I knew I was going to be getting a Mac Studio. I'm gonna max out the new M2 Ultra chip and (due to budget...
    • Starfinity
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    • m2 ultra ram storage studio unified memory
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Studio
  4. AstroRexaur

    Its better to upgrade SSD or RAM (Unified Memory) at new MBA M2?

    I'd saw many videos but none of them can analyze this question. SSD vs RAM (Unified Memory (UM)). With this new issue about the SSDs and the swapping to help the RAM (UM), I don't know what is better: Upgrade the SSD to have 2 (256gb) storage meaning faster swapping and storage data management...
    • AstroRexaur
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    • m2 series m2 ssd macbook air mba ssd unified memory
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  5. A

    M2 Pro/Max Macbook Memory pricing

    Here's a pricing experiment: Since we now know the M2 chip is able to be loaded with up to 24gb of unified, with options of 8gb and 16gb, it stands to reason that the future M2 Pro/Max Macbooks will have up to 48gb and 96gb of unified memory respectively. Assuming M2 Pro MacBooks will have...
    • albozr
    • Thread
    • apple silicon m2 max m2 pro m2 pro max macbook pro 14 inch macbook pro 14" macbook pro 16 inch macbook pro 16" ram unified memory
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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